Noticias y Blogs

The government will have to maintain agricultural subsidies after Brexit if it wants British farmers to stay in business, Minette Batters, the new president of the National Farmers Union, told a Hay Festival audience.

The population of the world will hit nine billion people by 2040, while climate change will be spreading diseases and drought. This spells a potential catastrophe for the world’s poorest countries, which must be averted by smart use of technology, better breeds of crops, and reducing waste.

Children from 12 Primary Schools walked in relay from Cardiff Bay to Hay to raise awareness of the need for quality education and learning opportunities for all, within the UK and throughout the world. Hay Festival commissioned writers and illustrators to walk and work with children along the way.

One hundred essential books by women writers from the last 100 years – on the opening day of Hay Festival Wales, here are the results of our #vote100books campaign with The Pool in honour of the Votes for Women centenary.

What can real, live, expert humans tell us that Alexa and Siri can't? We're answering YOUR questions at #HayFestival2018. Post them now on Facebook and Twitter and we'll share replies during the festival, 24 May - 3 June.

Hay Festival Wales will be streamed live into schools UK-wide on Thursday 24 May (KS 2) and Friday 25 May (KS 3 and 4), in a new project to widen access to festival events, funded by the Welsh Government and Hay Festival Foundation.